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                                         AN ACT

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                IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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To approve, on an emergency basis, multiyear Contract No. DCCB-2020-C-0020 with

       Edelson PC to provide outside legal counsel to assist with litigation against Juul

       Labs, Inc., and to authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be

       received under the contract.

        BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

That this act may be cited as the Contract No. DCCB-2020-C-0020 with Edelson PC

Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2020.

        Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 451(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,

approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code  1-204.51(c)(3)), and the

requirements of section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective

April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code  2-352.02), the Council approves

multiyear Contract No. DCCB-2020-C-0020 with Edelson PC to provide outside legal

counsel to assist with litigation against Juul Labs, Inc., and authorizes payment in the not-

to-exceed amount of $55 million for the goods and services to be received under the

contract.

        Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.

        The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as

the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures

Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code  1-

301.47a).

       Sec. 4. Effective date.

       This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto

by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for

no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the

District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,

approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 788; D.C. Official Code  1-204.12(a)).

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            Chairman

            Council of the District of Columbia

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Mayor

District of Columbia

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